Best limb line/bush hook quick release knot

[Bigtimber]

Always struggled with a few failed knots over the years while limb lining using quick release knots tying to limbs for easy/quick take down. Every now and then it happens and you always figure...that was a BIG one lol What knots do you guys use to secure limb lines for catfishing?

 

[lagrangedave]

Slip knot. The more they pull the tighter it gets.

 

[Bigtimber]

Slip knot. The more they pull the tighter it gets.

What kind....I've tried a few

 

[Cmp1]

I've never used one but here you go,,,,https://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/slip-knot

 

[lagrangedave]

Tie a regular knot loosely then loop the thread through that knot then run your hook and line through the loop and pull tight.

 

[ryanh487]

I've never done any limb lines myself, but it seems to me that a good solution is a swivel snap at the end of your line, then wrap a section of line with a barrel swivel at each end around the tree until tight. Then clip the 2 barrel swivels together with the swivel snap on your line. Then it's twist free, no fumbling with knots, and easy to set up and take down. You could also use a lot stronger line as the anchor to protect the line the fish is attached to.

 

[Cmp1]

Get in touch with NCH,,,,

 

[Bigtimber]

Get in touch with NCH,,,,

Who is that?

 

[JustUs4All]

If you are ot using monofilament a round turn and a tow half hitches should hold till the line or limb breaks. If you loop the standing end of the line back through the loop of the second half hitch it becomes a half a bow and will come out with one pull.

 

[JustUs4All]

Who is that?

NCHillbilly

 

[j_seph]

Who is that?

@NCHillbilly

 

[NCHillbilly]

I don't do a whole lot of limb lines, mostly jugging here. When I limb line, I usually just tie a slipknot or a bowline around the limb. And cut it loose.

 

[lagrangedave]

Like this

 

[lagrangedave]

I’ve never had this slip or break. The limb might break but not the set up

 

[bigewalksalone]

You get your lines up??? why would you do that?...
lol kidding.
Never limb lined but been thinking about it..

 

[Nicodemus]

What ya`ll are calling limb lines, we call bush hooks down here in way South Georgia. Ours would be made with trot line staging line, with an old spark plug for a sinker, set to be a couple of feet off the bottom. Bait would depend on the time of the year. The knot to tie it to the limb would be a double wrap around the limb, then a half hitch covered by a loop knot. Our territory would be the lower Oconee, lower Ocmulgee, and upper Altamaha, where they all run together and about 12 miles up the Oconee. Pretty much a standard in this part of the country as far as equipment was concerned.

If we were using set poles, they would be homemade as well, with poles generally made from rivercane. These would only be used in the creeks.

 

[little rascal]

Cinch Knot- "cinch to come loose"!!

 

[GSUbackwoods]

Thief hitch, quick to tie and easy untie with no loss of line. Whatever you do don't cut the line and leave the rest in the tree, I get tired up cleaning up peoples trash.

 

[Teh Wicked]

Just get a brush anchor man, they are the best thing since sliced bread.

Amazon offers two, one that is a cheap $5 wire option, and it works but the life span isn't long. Mine lasted about 1.5yrs before it was bent to the point of no longer working.

THe Hooksetter is like $16 and WELL worth that price, it will be the only one you ever buy. Its not just a clamp either, their is a cord that runs through the jaws of the clamp and actually draws a tight grip the harder you pull on the tag.

 

[JustUs4All]

The knot to tie it to the limb would be a double wrap around the limb, then a half hitch covered by a loop knot.

Thanks, Nick. That is a much better description of the knot I was trying to explain at post 9 above. Yours is a much simpler explanation.